Card holder and umbrella receptacle



Nov. '10, 1925. $6M) A. E. O fiOljRKE CARD HOLDER AND UMBRELLARECEPI'ACLE Filed May 6, 1924 2 Sheats-$heat 1 Nov. 10, 192% 4 1,561,014

A. El. O'ROURKE CARD HOLDER AND UMBRELLA RECEPTACLE Filed May 6, 1924 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 10, 19250 UNlT; l r i'l AMBROSE E.OROUR-KE, G13 MILLBROOK, NElV YORK.

CARD HOLDER AND UMBRELLA EECEPTAGLE.

Application filed May 6,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Arrnnosn E. OBOURKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Millbrook, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Card Holder andUmbrella Receptacle, of which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to new and useful improvements in card holderswhich are principally adapted for use in connection on the pews in achurch whereby the names of the occupants of the various pews aredisplayed'in the card holder, the same being preferably supported on theside of the pew adjacent the aisle.

A further object of the invention is to provide an umbrella receptaclewhich is adapted to be support-ed by the supporting means of the cardholder so that the occupants of the various pews may place theirumbrellas in the receptacle and prevent the water dripping from theumbrellas from dripping onto A still further object of the invention isto provide an outlet'for the umbrella receptacle whereby the watercollected therein may be carried off, means beingfurther provided forfurther enabling the Water to be discharged from the receptacle in caseof emergency and when the main outlet pipe cannot take careofdischarging the water from the receptacle.

, A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of theabove mentioned character which is simple in construction, inexpensive,strong and durable and furthermore adapted for the purposes for which itis designated.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparentduring the course of. the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification and inwhich like numerals designate like parts throughout the same.

Figure 1 is a front elevation ofmy inven tion.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof.

Figure dis a sectional View taken approximately on line 3-3 of'Figurel.I

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4 -4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective View of one end of the" supportingstrip, and

1924. Serial No. 711,416.

Figure 6 is a detail perspective view of one end of the guard.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred em bodiment of my invention, the numeral 1' designates asupport which is adapted to be secured to the side wall of a pew and thesame is substantially of crucifix formation.

Secured to the support 1 and extending across the arms of the crucifixmember is the back plate 2 of the card holder to be presently described.The front plate 3 has an open face and is in the shape of asubstantially rectangular frame in the manner clearly shown in Figures 1and 4c of the drawings. The frame 3 is secured to the inwardly extendingportion 4 of the end walls 5, the construction of which is also moreclearly illustrated in Figure t of the drawing. The end walls 5 tapergradually from the bottom thereof'to the top so that the lower portionof the frame 3 is spaced from the lower portion of the baclrplate 2 inthe manner clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings.

The inwardly extending portion of the end walls 5 provide guide flangeswhich are spaced from the sides of the frame 8, and in which is adaptedto slide the cards 6 bearing the names of the occupants of the pew onwhich the card holder is supported and a glass 7 is placed between thecard and frame. This construction is clearly illustrated in Figure 4: ofthe drawing and both the card and glass are adapted for verticalmovement within the card holder through the lower portion of the same.For the purpose of holding the card and glass in the cardholder, Iprovide a hinged bottom 8 which is hinged at 9 to the rear plate and hasits forward portion engaging the lower edge of the frame 3 in the mannerclearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings. For the; purpose ofholding the hinged closure in engagement with the lower edge of thecard, glass and frame, I provide a spring 10, one end of which isconnected to the rear plate 2, while the opposite end is connected. tothe hinged closure 8 in the manner as illustrated in Figure 2 of thedrawings. In this manner the card 6 and glass 7 may be removed wheneverdesired from the card holder by opening the hinged closure 8 andpermitting the card and glass to be removed from between the flanges ofthe inwardly extending portion a of the end Walls, and the sides of theframe 3.

Secured intermediate its ends on the lower ends of the longer arm of thecrucifix support 1 is the horizontally extending sup porting strip 11.The ends of the horizontally extending supporting strip 11 are providedwith the transversely extending slots such as are shown at 12 withreference more particularly to Figure of the drawings and the purpose ofthis arrangement will be hereinafter more fully described. Thesupporting strip 11 is also provided adj acent the end thereof with thecars 13 which extendfrom the upper and lower edges of the strip and areprovided with suitable apertures 14 whereby suitable fastening means maypass therethrough for supporting the same in position I on the pew.Carried by the intermediate portion of the supporting strip 11 is theangular bracket 15 and the purpose thereof will be presently described.

' An umbrella receptacle or drip pan 16 has its bottom rounded as shownat 17 and forms around the upper edges of the umbrella receptacle 16 1sa flange 18. The

are adapted to be received in the transverse slot provided in the outerends of the horizontal strip 11 and the same may be socured therein inany suitable manner such as by riveting the ends. Extending upwardlyfrom the upper edges of the front portion 19 and the side portions 21 ofthe supporting frame 19 is the guard 23. The same extends upwardlypreferably from the outer edges of the frame so as to provide a flangeon the upper edges of the frame for receiving the flanged portion 18which extends around the upper edges of the umbrella receptacle 16. Thisconstruction is clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings. Theflange provided on the rear longitudinally extending wall of theumbrella receptacle is adapted to rest on the supporting bracket 15 inthe manner shown in Figure 2 whereby the umbrella receptacle will beproperly supported in a vertical position.

Extending from the bottom of the umbrella receptacle or drip pan 16 isan outlet pipe 24 which extends through the floor A and is connected tothe outlet pipe of the L usual plumbing system, a portion of which isshown at Any suitable connection such as is shown at 26 is provided forconnecting the outlet pipe to the discharge pipe 25. Also extendingdownwardly from the bottom of the receptacle 16 is the emergency orauxiliary outlet pipe 27, the same receptacle by means of the plates 31and 32,

the construction of which is clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of thedrawings. The plates are secured together in such a manner as to havethe plates 31 extending around each of the openings in the bottom of thereceptacle on the outer face of the receptacle while the plate 32 isdisposed on the inner face around each of the openings. If desired, ascreen such as is shown at 33 may be clamped between each plate 32 andthe bottom of the receptacle and each screen is disposed over each ofthe openings provided in the receptacle. The purpose of the screen is toprevent the clogging of the outlet pipe.

Normally the valve 30 is closed and when umbrellas are placed in thereceptacle 16, the drippings thereform will collect in the receptacle 16and ordinarily the outlet pipe 24: will discharge the water collected inthe receptacle into the discharge pipe of the plumbing system. Shouldthe water in the receptacle reach such a height as to prevent the outletpipe 24 from taking care of the discharge under ordinary circumstances,the valve may be opened and the outlet pipe 27 will then permit thewater in the receptacle to be discharged therethrough and out into thedischarge pipe 28. In this man ner there will be no possibility of thewater receptacle overflowing and causing the water to drip onto thefloor. It is to be also understood that the umbrella receptacle 16 is ofsuch height as to prevent the possibility of any of the drippings on theumbrella from falling onto the floor and thus the guards 23 furtherenable all of the umbrellas or the major portion thereof to be supportedwithin the receptacle.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description, that a combinedcard holder and umbrella receptacle for use especially on pews inchurches and the like has been provided which is very simple inconstruction, inexpensive, and will prevent the occupant of the newsfrom having to carry their wet umbrellas in the pews when attendingservices. The provision of the card holder Ill) ill

bearing the names of the persons who occupy the various pews will thusprevent confusion in persons locating their proper pews and places.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit'of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is 1. A device of theclass described comprising an umbrella receptacle having a lateralmarginal flange extending around the top thereof, said receptacle beingsubstantially rectangular in design, a support ing strip, a bracket onsaid supporting strip and adapted to support the flange formed on therear wall of the receptacle, the ends of said strip being slotted, asupporting frame including front and side members, said side membershaving their free ends adapted to be received in the slots in saidstrips and supported thereby, the upper edges of said frame adapted tosupport the flanges formed on the front and end walls of the receptacle,and an outlet pipe extending from said receptacle.

2. A device of the class described comprising an umbrella receptaclehaving a laterally extending marginal flange at its top and provided inits bottom with a screened water discharge opening, a water dischargepipe connected with said opening, a supporting strip adapted to beconnected to a support, a lateral bracket on said strip with which therear wall flange of the receptacle is engaged, said supporting stripbeing provided with transverse slots at its opposite ends, a supportingframe including front and end portions formed with an internal shoulderforming a. ledge upon which the corresponding wall flanges of saidreceptacle are rested, said shoulders being intermediate the top andbottom edges of the frame portions whereby to provide a guard extendingabove and surrounding the top of the receptacle, the free ends of theend members of said frame being reduced for reception of the slots atthe ends of said supporting strip.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

AMBROSE E. OROURKE.

